archiebald said...

archiebald at 12:34 PM JST - 19th January

I work here as a full time employee under Japanese regulations, so I am in a different case to these workers. Although my job is as secure as anyone's is right now, I came here on the full understanding that I may need to leave one day due to circumstances…

Posted in Brazilian workers protest layoffs at 12:34 PM JST - 19th January
archiebald at 12:20 PM JST - 19th January

its so hard to find donors because there are few people who dont smoke or abuse alcohol in this country...

You are talking rubbish.

Posted in Series of organ transplants from brain-dead donor completed at 12:20 PM JST - 19th January
archiebald at 12:13 PM JST - 19th January

Before it gets buried in other people's bickering, I would just like to congratulate tkoind2 on a fantastic couple of posts.

I wish I could have said it like that!!!

Posted in Red star rising: With global capitalism on ropes, communism gains in Japan at 12:13 PM JST - 19th January
archiebald at 06:26 PM JST - 18th January

As an enka singer he is excellent by anyone's standard. If you like that sort of thing of course.....

Posted in Jero makes acting debut in upcoming movie 'Donju' at 06:26 PM JST - 18th January
archiebald at 12:44 PM JST - 15th January

My mother died a couple of years ago and she loved the Hollywood greats. In her latter years her major source of upset was seeing all her heroes and heroines dying off one by one.

Seems like the same thing is happening to me - another sad loss in the…

Posted in Actor Ricardo Montalban dies at 88; Patrick McGoohan dead at 80 at 12:44 PM JST - 15th January
archiebald at 12:23 PM JST - 15th January

I love living in Japan, but what never ceases to amaze me is that this country has virtually zero resources for power generation, mainly relying on imported uranium and fossil fuels. And yet here we see another stupid waste of power that is both directly and indirectly doing its bit…

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archiebald at 10:47 AM JST - 10th January

Lots of lovely snow here in Nagano - and only 80 minutes from the center of Tokyo by Shinkansen.

A much nicer place to live and there truly are 4 seasons here.

Posted in Central Tokyo has season's first snow at 10:47 AM JST - 10th January
archiebald at 06:28 PM JST - 3rd January

The author of this article must be a moron if they cannot figure out the simple rules - and those that state that they are deliberately trying to by-pass the simple rules that a schoolchild can understand, are the non-green idiots.

And by the way, the system works. As one…

Posted in It isn’t easy being green in Japan at 06:28 PM JST - 3rd January
archiebald at 08:01 PM JST - 31st December

I can assure you that cars are not status symbols in Nagano.

And I certainly couldn't do the weekly grocery run, take the family camping, fly my radio control helicopters or go skiing every weekend of the winter without mine.

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archiebald at 08:50 AM JST - 17th December

Yep, read the last paragraph of that report.

50% from the U.S. 25% from Russia

So how is 88% coming from Japan?

Posted in Police bust child porn ring at 08:50 AM JST - 17th December